La. 3132 stage 1 study moves forward

The ball is rolling on the Stage 1 Planning and Environmental Study for Louisiana Highway 3132 Inner Loop Expressway extension.

State, federal and local governing agencies met with Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc., the engineering consultant hired to conduct the study, Monday to go over the study’s preliminaries. The meeting included selecting key point persons, reviewing the consultant timeline as well as getting a project layout.

Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments executive director Kent Rogers said the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the Federal Highway Administration were represented at the meeting.

The gathering was not advertised, leading the Finish 3132 Coalition to question why and asking NLCOG to confirm the public could attend and participate.

Rogers said the gathering wasn’t a public hearing or meeting but rather was intended to be a working meeting. However, an email sent by the Coalition on Monday to various media, including The Times, indicated their attorney would be present at the meeting.

BKI is expected to produce a website that would update the public on the study’s progress. The Stage 1 study is second step in LaDOTD’s project delivery process.

BKI received notice to proceed with the 18-month study July 10.

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